when east meets south
I know. I just posted about Jude. And I was just thankful for him. But this is something completely different and totally unexpected. He gave us quite a scare last night. We were, again, at football practice. And all the littles were playing on the bleachers. Yeah, the ones Isabelle busted her lip on, just in time for school to… Read More
Watching Jude run fills my heart with joy. Like just about any mama, watching her child. But it also fills me with indebtedness, gratitude and thankfulness. Jude couldn’t even stand on his own when we met him in China as a 16 month old with uncorrected bilateral clubfoot. His ankles were bruised from his attempts to try and stand, and… Read More
Chris and I took the littles to Old N@vy the other day. It just so happened to be “Military Appreciation Day” and well, we like it when Chris’ job gets him a little somethin’ somethin’. That and the fact that they were having a huge sale made the scenario ideal for some serious shopping. So we did. Chris found himself… Read More
More beach pics. Surprise. Another day hanging out on the Atlantic… cool breezes, warm ocean, a multitude of shells. These pics are a bit more overexposed than I usually take, but I thought they were worth keeping. Especially considering they are of some of my very favorite subjects. On the entire planet.
Okay, not quite wordless. One word: irresistible.
I’m back! Figuratively and literally… we just got home last night from a quick trip to Iowa City. It was recheck time for Jude and Shepherd at University of Iowa, and even though it is 3 pit stops, 4 videos, painful, an 8 hour drive, it is always worth the effort to get there. In fact, the kids really surprised… Read More
The kids and I grabbed some picnic supplies and headed to the park yesterday. It was too beautiful to spend the day inside. Of course, a mom with her camera can’t resist a perfect photo opp on a day such as this. That is, perfect when the subject matter actually wants to be in the picture. Slowly, the subjects were… Read More
Here are a few things I’ve thought of writing about, but didn’t. Enjoy a couple of the ones that *almost* got away… Jude dressed himself, by himself, yesterday. I thought about taking a picture of him, standing proudly in his camo night shorts (turned backward), orange dune buggy shirt and grey ortho-socks pulled all the way to his knees as… Read More